How the S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class works

 Here's how the S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class works:

  1. Automatic Tiering:

    • S3 Intelligent Tiering automatically monitors access patterns and moves data between three access tiers - Frequent Access, Infrequent Access, and Archive Access - to optimize storage costs.
    • There is a small monthly monitoring and automation charge for using this storage class.

  2. Access Tiers:

    • Frequent Access Tier: Designed for frequently accessed data, providing low-latency and high-throughput performance.
    • Infrequent Access Tier: Designed for infrequently accessed data, with lower storage costs.
    • Archive Access Tier (optional): Designed for rarely accessed data, with the lowest storage costs but higher retrieval costs.

  3. Automatic Archiving:

    • You can optionally activate the Archive Access tier, which will automatically archive objects that have not been accessed for a minimum of 90 consecutive days (up to a maximum of 730 days).
    • Archived objects can be restored within 3-5 hours using standard retrieval, or within minutes using S3 Batch Operations.

  4. No Retrieval Charges:

    • There are no retrieval charges when objects are moved between the access tiers within the S3 Intelligent-Tiering storage class.

  5. Recommended Use Cases:

    • S3 Intelligent Tiering is recommended for data with unknown, changing, or unpredictable access patterns, such as data lakes, data analytics, and new applications.

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